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These instructions are for Ubuntu 13.04 running the Unity desktop on which Cinnamon was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line.

The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made.

When Cinnamon is installed in Ubuntu 13.04, it installs several packages and libraries it requires. Not all these packages and libraries are uninstalled when you uninstall Cinnamon. Several packages do not get uninstalled.

Quick Uninstall

This is not recommended because it will remove all packages normally installed with Cinnamon. This may include packages you previously installed or packages previously installed by other applications.

Note: this uninstall command assumes Cinnamon was installed on a fresh Ubuntu 13.04.

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Thanks for the feedback. Although, it appears that in Ubuntu 14.04 (and 13.10), the Software Center does a much better job at cleanup and actually removes all the files that (in previous versions) were left behind – still need to do a little more testing to confirm this.